Gunstock cushion



Marsh E125, W4@ w. s. ERAN-r I GUNSTOCK CUSHION Filed May 6. 1939 Aorneys Patented Mar. 12, 1940 UNE-EEE STATES PATENT @FECE GUNSTOCKCUSHION William S. Brant, Gorham, Kans.

Application May 6, 1939, Serial No. 272,290

2 Claims. (Cl. Litl-74) The present invention relates to new and use- Acircumferentially extending slit 9 is proful improvements in shouldercushions for the vided in the boot member I, adjacent the open stocks offirearms, particularly shot guns and end thereof, for permitting accessto be had to riiies, and has for its primary object to provide, thepocket 8. The reference numeral I desn a manner as hereinafter setforth, a device ignates a hunting license in the pocket 8 which of thischaracter comprising novel means for may be conveniently read at alltimes through holding a hunting license or the like. the transparentsheet 5.

Other objects of the invention are to provide To insert or remove thehunting license I0 a gun stock cushion of the aforementioned chartheboot member I is removed from the stock 2 acter which will becomparatively simple in confor permitting access to be had to the slit Sfor Il) struction, strong, durable, compact and which slipping saidlicense therethrough into or out may be manufactured at low cost. of thepocket 8. This is shown to advantage in All of the foregoing and stillfurther objects Fig. 4 of the drawing. After the hunting license andadvantages of the invention will become Iii has been inserted in thepocket 8 the boot apparent from a study of the following specimember Iis mounted on the stock 2 and secured lf.-

ication, taken in connection with the accomthereby closing the slit 9and rendering loss of panying drawing wherein like characters of refsaidlicense from the pocket impossible. It Will erence designatecorresponding parts throughn be observed that the slit 9 is spacedinwardly out the several views, and wherein: from the binder 6 in amanner to provide what Figure 1 is a View in side elevation, showing maybe considered a retaining ap II which over- 2o a device constructed inaccordance with the lies the adjacent marginal POIOD 0f the 1ipresentinvention mounted on a gunstock. cense IU.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View through It is believed that themany adVmtageS 0f a the device, taken substantially on the line 2 2gunstock cushion constructed in accordance with of Fig. 1. the presentinvention Will be readily understood 2;,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View, taken suband althOugh a PreferredembOdment Of the stantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. device is asillustrated and described, it is to be Figure i is a fragmentary View inhorizontal understood that changes in the details of consection on anenlarged scale, taken substantially StruCOn may be resorted to whichwill fall on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, showing a license within the scopeof the invention as claimed. 3U

being inserted. What is claimed is:

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will l. A giinStOCk bOOtComDTSDg a boot member be seen that the embodiment of the inventionadapted to be mounted on a gunstock, and a Which has been illustratedcomprises a boot transparent, iexible sheet mounted on said boot a5member l of 1eether or other suitable flexible member in spaced relationthereto and. in oon- 3.

material which is mounted on the butt end porjunction therewith,providing a pocket for the tion of a, gunst-,ook 2. Mounted in the bootmemreception of a hunting license, said boot member ber I is a pad 3 ofrubber or other suitable rehaving a slit therein communicating with thesilient material which is engageable with the pocekt for the insertionand removal of the butt end of the stock 2. The lower portion oflicense. ,w the boot member 2 is split and laced, as at 4, 2. A gunstockboot comprising a boot member to detachably secure said boot member onthe of flexible material adapted to be mounted on a stcok 2. gunstock, atransparent sheet of flexible material Mounted on the 19001-, member lis 9, transmounted on said boot member, and a binding 4,5 parent sheet 5of Celluloid or other suitable fiexienoiosing the marginal portion ofSeid Sheet 4o b1e material the marginal portions of which are andSecured to the boot member, Seid binding eno1osed in a binder s. Asillustrated to adconstituting means for Spacing the sheet from vantagein Fig. 4 of the drawing, the binder 6 is the boot member, said sheet,in conjunction with secured to the transparent sheet 5 by stitches l',the boot member, dening a pocket for the rewhich stitches also securesaid binder and said ception of a hunting license, the boot member 50sheet to the boot member I. Thus, the binder having a slit thereincommunicating with the 6 spaces the transarent sheet 5 from the bootpocket for the insertion and removal of the member I in a manner toprovide a compartlicense. ment or pocket 8. WILLIAM S. BRANT.

